rural development
Ten Media Sources Focused on Rural Communities and Native Nations
Check out our roundup of ten media sources highlighting important issues about and to rural communities and Native nations.
Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners
Every day, organizations are working hard to improve the economy and livelihoods of residents in rural and tribal communities in...
The Calm Before the Storm: Disaster Planning and Rural Resilience
Flooding, tornadoes, drought, wildfire, and other extreme weather events cause major disruption and damage wherever they occur and have potential...
Principal Ideas: How Can We Secure Enduring Capital for Equitable Rural Prosperity?
This third in the Thrive Rural Field Perspectives series offers a call to action to restructure and reorient public, private...
Rural Development and Rural Health Practices: Trends and Opportunities for Alignment
This first in the Thrive Rural Field Perspective Series describes the main trends and catalysts for change that emerged from...
Turning Points: Doing Rural Development Differently
This book chapter highlights six action principles to “do economic development differently”—principles that shifts from the risky “winner takes all”...
Rural Development: A Scan of Field Practice and Trends
What must happen for economic development to foster a more prosperous, healthier, equitable and environmentally sustainable rural America? This scan...
For Our Clean Energy Economy Future, It’s Time to Tap Rural Innovation
Rural communities are integral to our nation’s economy, culture, history, and the environmental services that we all depend on. Yet...
Federal Rural Policy Scan: Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021
With a new administration in Washington, we can expect many proposals for shifting the direction of rural policy and programming....
Redesign Required: Four Ideas for Reimagining Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era
This is the second in a series (see Part 1) on how to ensure development investments that are part of...
Championing Rural Initiative: The Rural Development Innovation Group at Four Years
Over the past four years, the Rural Development Innovation Group has identified and highlighted what’s working in rural community and...
Building Better Fundamentals for Rural Progress
Sector-specific solutions dominate rural policy. We often hear about rural health, rural water, rural housing, broadband, agriculture. These are pieces...